value of this rare kit?

[matador88]

guys, what do you think about potential value of this kit? ive never seen it on ebay so really have no clue..
its tamiya isuzu vehicross, 1/24 of course

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Hard to say...would be interesting to know; I have one still sealed.

[star21]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Tamiya-1-24-ISUZ...item5d2836da57
http://cgi.ebay.com/1997-1-24-Tamiya...item335a270b61

To be quite honest, I don't think any of them will sell for the price they're listing them at. Personally it's not in my tastes but just because it's rare, doesn't make it valuable. "RARE" is used too loosely on ebay.

I'm sure someone will chime in with the whole "rare items and what they're really worth" schpeel (don't expect them to be positive about it either ).

[360spider]

Its a $10 kit. Not rare at all. Nothing that Tamiya made in the last 15 years could be considered really rare, simply because they made at least 10000 copies of each kit. Rare means that you can't get one even if you exhausted all the possible sources and were willing to pay ridiculous price for it.

[tonioseven]

It's only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
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[voyageur]

There was a french guy in Jabbeke last year selling one (body painted in white, everything else sealed) for € 12,- asking price. Late sunday afternoon it was still there and I stole it for € 8,-

The wheels and tires are quite nice, as are the seats (Recaro). Oh, and it has a nice 16V antenna (as seen on Golf Mk2 GTIs). Everything else went in the trash. I really like 4x4s - but there was just no way I could be convinced to built this ugly thing.

So, yeah... whatever someone would be willing to pay for is what you'll get. Your probably best off finding a VehiCross owner, offering to build his/her ride with matching license plates for @ 100,-

Just my 2 cents...

[CifeNet]

I think you can get probably anywhere from $20 to $30 if you wait enough for a potential buyer, the price would be reasonable.

I think the kit is still out in the market and not many people are crazy about Isuzu...

[hirofkd]

Check completed auctions. The last time the kit was sold on eBay was Feb 27 with the ending bid of $15.65 after seven bidders competed, so that's the kind of price range at this moment.

According to Tamiya website, the item isn't designated as the "spot" status, so it should be a current item. I guess they just don't manufacture very many of it each year.

[MidMazar]

Originally Posted by 360spider

Its a $10 kit. Not rare at all. Nothing that Tamiya made in the last 15 years could be considered really rare, simply because they made at least 10000 copies of each kit. Rare means that you can't get one even if you exhausted all the possible sources and were willing to pay ridiculous price for it.

What about the vw mk1 rally kit? Thats pretty rare going up to at least 40 bucks each time on the bay.

[360spider]

Originally Posted by MidMazar

What about the vw mk1 rally kit? Thats pretty rare going up to at least 40 bucks each time on the bay.

I don't know. Expensive - yes. Rare - hardly, if you still see them for sale.

[matador88]

ok, thanks for comments.
i just asked, because i looked for it several times in a past, but ive never found it. honestly, i didnt chcecked ebay this time assuming its the same situation. the value is not so high of course, when you can find them.
and rare - rare it means not common and one have to admin its not around very often. rare is not only kit producer in 100pcs in 1975, or..?

[jano11]

Originally Posted by MidMazar

What about the vw mk1 rally kit? Thats pretty rare going up to at least 40 bucks each time on the bay.

40$ for an OOP kit is not expensive when you look at how much new kits cost nowadays.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Oh well, I only paid $15 for the sealed one I have so no problem there.

US version has very different interior than the Tamiya kit. A friend has a black Vehicross and calls it the "moon buggy". Very futuristic looking when it came out. Pretty agricultural driving/riding experience.

I built this when it came out. It got a ton of attention at the time:




Those wheels looked good on it then. Today...they look awful

[cinqster]

What a disgusting looking beast...and I thought the Porsche Cayenne was horrid! Why did Tamiya waste their time and money making this when they could have been developing another nice 1/12th racing vehicle?

[star21]

Speaking of what someone will pay for a kit. This is a definitely HOLY CRAP! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEDWX:IT